Apr 22, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min · 34 segments
Neil Treacy is joined on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland to discuss a seismic weekend of URC rugby, while Hannah O'Connor recaps Round 2 of the Guinness Women's Six…
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Yeah, and some of the, like, if, if you're Munster playing last or l- very late, and you see everything kinda going against you, um, be- before that.
Um, like Cardiff just, Cardiff came back from, um, a mile behind to, to, to win in the last play of the game as well, which didn't help Munster.
But the Connacht result, yeah, I did, like, uh, my hope for Connacht was, um, that they would get two points, uh, in South Africa.
I thought that would, was the minimum they needed, um, but the maximum they're gonna get, if that makes sense.
And if they were to get something, it was gonna be in the, in the, uh, up in Joburg against the Lions.
But, uh, I think that's Connacht's most impressive performance in a long time, be- because it's, it's not a once off.
It was on the back of, you know, disappointment the week before in Montpellier.
Like, no Bundee, no Mack, no, um, [lips smack] uh, Finlay Bealham, um, no Josh Ioane.
Uh, yeah, youngsters Naughton, um, uh, stepping in at, at 10 and doing a great job.
Um, you know, Billy, the young props, you know, Billy Byrne and, and, and Samilo against the Stormers scrum who, like all South African scrums are, are, are pretty fearsome.
So, uh, to come from behind, for defense to be, um, a weapon in attack, uh, you know, there's a huge amount to, to be impressed by.
And in fairness to them, like, we said this on the pod before, but, like, in November, December, when results weren't good, any of the Connacht players I spoke to off the record, there wasn't, they never, uh, bat an eyelid about, about that.
They knew what they were doing was better than they've ever done before, and it would come to fruition.
Um, uh, but thankfully from a Connacht point of view, it actually now is converting into, into points.
Yeah, and some of the, like, if, if you're Munster playing last or l- very late, and you see everything kinda going against you, um, be- before that.
Um, like Cardiff just, Cardiff came back from, um, a mile behind to, to, to win in the last play of the game as well, which didn't help Munster.
But the Connacht result, yeah, I did, like, uh, my hope for Connacht was, um, that they would get two points, uh, in South Africa.
I thought that would, was the minimum they needed, um, but the maximum they're gonna get, if that makes sense.
And if they were to get something, it was gonna be in the, in the, uh, up in Joburg against the Lions.
But, uh, I think that's Connacht's most impressive performance in a long time, be- because it's, it's not a once off.
It was on the back of, you know, disappointment the week before in Montpellier.
Like, no Bundee, no Mack, no, um, [lips smack] uh, Finlay Bealham, um, no Josh Ioane.
Uh, yeah, youngsters Naughton, um, uh, stepping in at, at 10 and doing a great job.
Um, you know, Billy, the young props, you know, Billy Byrne and, and, and Samilo against the Stormers scrum who, like all South African scrums are, are, are pretty fearsome.
So, uh, to come from behind, for defense to be, um, a weapon in attack, uh, you know, there's a huge amount to, to be impressed by.
And in fairness to them, like, we said this on the pod before, but, like, in November, December, when results weren't good, any of the Connacht players I spoke to off the record, there wasn't, they never, uh, bat an eyelid about, about that.
They knew what they were doing was better than they've ever done before, and it would come to fruition.
Um, uh, but thankfully from a Connacht point of view, it actually now is converting into, into points.
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